Regards
Steve

Hi,

: I recently managed to get a hold of a Titanium Tag Heuer Quartz
: Chrono, model 220.206, from Ebay (link to an image from Chuck
: Maddox below). This watch dates from the late 80s, early 90s.
: The watch is externally in excellent condition, and the seller
: claimed it was working fine. When I received the watch, it was
: not running. I sent it off to Tag Heuer service here is Sweden
: to get it checked and cleaned internally as necessary, and they
: have come back with a whopping cost estimate for service /
: refurbishment. The estimate is over $500, with the bulk of the
: cost being for the refurbishment of the quartz movement, which
: they say has dried out, and as a result of the watch sitting
: still ie. not running for a long period, has become damaged. I
: asked if it was not possible just to get a replacement quartz
: movement from ETA or Ronda, and they claim that there is no
: other quartz movement available to fit. In addition, even if the
: watch is refurbished, due to the crown "seal" or
: "throat" being missing, deteriorated or damaged (I
: can't quite understand what this is called in English, but it is
: not the crown itself), the watch can never be made water
: resistant again. I was informed that there are no spare
: "throats" available at Tag Heuer in Switzerland. Do
: any of you know if it is possible to get this particular part
: from somewhere else? If so, and I can get it, then I might go
: ahead with the refurbishment. I intend to split the costs with
: the seller since I expected anyway to pay the price of a general
: clean up (gasket, battery change, oiling of movement etc.).

: I will not go ahead with the refurbishment if it is not possible to
: make the watch water resistant. In which case I will ship the
: watch back to the seller and claim a refund.

: By the way, for those of you who are mechanical Heuer afficionados,
: I feel the same way about quartz, hence the apparent madness to
: pay for an expensive service for a quartz watch.

: Any good advice / know-how appreciated